Britain's Biggest Brands Have Serious Problems Right Now

Thanks to the ongoing pandemic and the atrocious acts of Russia, the global supply chain has been disrupted, causing lengthydelays for automakers everywhere. These automakersand their suppliersare all working to find ways of resolving these issues, with somestarting to forecast a positive outlook. But in Britain, things seem to be getting worse, particularly for some of the nation's elite automakers. Aston Martin, McLaren, and Bentley are all facing increased supply issues, and this time, it has little to do with global issues experienced in the macro space. Rather, these delays are looming because of imminent strike action.

The strike action is planned by workers of a company called Tipton CabAuto, which supplies interiors for Aston Martin and the other two abovementioned automakers. Workers there are intending to begin a period of seven one-day strikes in June and July because a recent proposed pay increase of 3% was deemed "a real-terms pay cut" because of the rising rates of inflation, currently over 11%. When the tradesmen are responsible for the seats and interior trims of cars like theAston Martin DBS Superleggeraand McLaren Senna - both of which have MSRPs that are deep into six-figure territory - it's understandable that they feel disgruntled at such a low offer.